Mini Blaire

 Yes, so American Girl did make mini Girls of the Year for a few years, but stopped! So here we are again, making our own version of a mini GotY. Here's mini Blaire along with her mini pet silkie, Dandy.

It's Girl Scout Cookie Time!!

As I was getting the standard AG Girl Scout uniform onto Yajaira this year, I remembered that I had always wanted to make a Girl Scout uniform that looked like the one that I wore as a GS (in the mid 1970's). However, the one I had was a hand-me-down so it was actually what a Girl Scout would have worn in the late 1960's-early 1970's.

I found a vintage 60's uniform and cut it down to fit an 18" American Girl doll. I followed (loosely) the Kindred Thread's Fifties Shirtwaist Dress Pattern. (www.pixiefaire.com/products/fifties-shirtwaist-dress-18-doll-clothes)

Ivy is wearing the new uniform complete with a sash replicated exactly like my sash from the 70's (that I still have) including my Council, Troop Crest, number & badges! Then I took a bit of liberty and added on badges from things I would have certainly attained by this time in my life!

Little Kendall (Wellie Wisher) is wearing a Brownie uniform that I purchased off of an ebay seller.

 Yajaira, Kendall & Ivy

 I was a bit impressed at how the vintage uniform turned out!

Lots going on at AGRescue!

Lots of changes during late 2017 & early 2018. Many of the Girls at AmericanGirlRescue have gone on to live at other homes. The rest moved with us to a new home. Currently the Dolls' Room is still being renovated, so no pictures of their new location.

But here's a picture of who stayed at AGR:

back row, Left to right: 

Roberta (a Tonner doll), Ivy, Yajaira (#24), Rosco (fka #21), Kaya, Jess,
Taylor (fka Elizabeth), Charlie (fka Samantha), Logan, Kit & Lily (#4)

front row, Left to right: 

Danica (#25), Julie, Dante (#26), Josefina, Kirsten, Addy,
Willow (fka Kaya) & Kendall (a Wellie Wisher)

The Girls of Many Lands also stayed:

Along with three 6" Tonner Betsy McCall dolls (Dru, Charlie Bucket & Betsy)

The Bitty Triplets - Garth, Wayne & Dusty

And the Bitty Babies - Esther & Missy

Collage of the AG Stores we've been to...so far...

It's time to update the collage photo of all of the different American Girl stores that we've been to!

Logan joins AG Talk!

A few years ago (2011 actually) my youngest son created a band with his American Girl dolls called AG-Talk. Here are a couple of pictures of his set ups:

AG-Talk first concert, February, 2011

(band members: Rosco on lead vocals, Maggie on guitar, 

Yajaira on violin, Kaya on keyboard & Lanora on trumpet)

AG-Talk concert, May, 2011

Now since we have a drummer in the family, Logan joins AG-Talk!

(new guitarist, Gabriela)

Finally! An AG Boy doll!

We already had a couple of AG boy dolls here that were customized from regular American Girl Dolls (link here to read about them). But it was absolutely fantastic to finally be able to have an American Girl made boy doll! Meet Logan Everett!

New year, New Doll!

Gabriela McBride, the Girl of the Year for 2017, joins our dolly family on January 9, 2017

Gabby and her cat, Maya 

 

I wasn't too thrilled with her meet outfit, so she is wearing the PwP Purple Sparkle Outfit.

Girl-sized Nina Doll!

I bought a girls' sized complete Josefina outfit recently and thought that I needed a Nina doll to go with it.

I then realized that all I needed was a rag doll that could wear Josefina's Christmas dress. I contemplated making a rag doll.

Funny that I found my old 18" Madeline rag-style doll just glaring at me this morning.

I gave her a brown yarn wig and my real gold hoop earrings (that I was wearing). She can wear Josefina's pantaloons and dress perfectly.

And TA-DA!   A girl-sized Nina doll!!

Wellie Wishers - Kendall

American Girl has recently come out with a new doll line -- WellieWishers! These all vinyl play dolls are geared for children 4-7 years old. But they are so cute that I thought I needed one in my Doll House!

Here is Kendall and the WellieWishers' pet rabbit, Carrot!

AGP-LA!

Now for the 14th different American Girl Store that we have gotten to visit.... American Girl Place - Los Angeles! What a beautiful and big store! And the area of the Grove is stupendous! We especially love the Farmers' Market directly across the street. You could get lost in there for days!